Glory took the lead in the 12th minute when Nichols' effort from 20 yards struck Michael Jakobsen and wrongfooted Eugene Galekovic.

McCormack curled a marvellous free-kick over the wall and into the bottom-left corner to equalise just after the half-hour mark, with Glory coach Kenny Lowe taking his protests too far and incurring a yellow card - the first manager to receive such a punishment under a new initiative trialled by the A-League.

Lowe's mood was soon improved, however, as Torres kept his cool following the VAR's intervention and Mallia made the game safe by robbing Nick Fitzgerald on the halfway line to race away and slot home.